State of Health

Debra Chopp and law student Esther Vinarov.

Lawyers and doctors are teaming up to provide better health care – and legal aid – to Michiganders

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, February 04, 2020

One of Cherry Health's dental clinics.

Here's how Michigan providers are improving whole-body health by integrating dental and primary care

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, January 14, 2020

Deidre Hurse, interim executive director of the Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance.

Community health workers provide vital care and peer support for vulnerable Michiganders

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, January 07, 2020

Samantha McKenzie at Hidden Harvest.

Michigan wastes massive amounts of food. Here's how it can be rescued to improve people's health.

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, December 17, 2019

Dwayne Cole at Ruth Ellis Center.

Ruth Ellis Center helps LGBTQ youth feel "celebrated" through integrated primary and behavioral care

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, December 10, 2019

Susan Salhaney at Judson Family Center in Warren.

Integrating behavioral health into pediatric care holds longterm benefits

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, December 03, 2019

Michigan Department of Education partnership agreement liaison Lisa Francisco; Battle Creek Public Schools superintendent Kim Carter; and Battle Creek Community Foundation president and CEO Brenda Hunt at a Bearcat Meeting.

Battle Creek meetings bring schools, health providers, law enforcement together to help kids thrive

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, October 29, 2019

Kathy McNinch with a child at the Kalamazoo Drop-In Child Care Center.

Lack of child care can be a barrier to Michigan parents' health care. Here's how we can do better.

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, October 10, 2019

Alison Arnold gives a presentation on trauma-informed care to CMU's Association for the Education of Young Children.

Here's how educators are learning to empathetically foster resilience in children affected by trauma

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, October 01, 2019

Mel Trombley.

For new moms, mood disorders are more common than you think – but here's how we can help

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, September 17, 2019

Christina Pavlak.

Michigan’s home visiting programs bring support to new parents

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, August 27, 2019

Julie Ribaudo.

Infant mental health programs create better futures for little Michiganders and their parents

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, August 20, 2019

A centering pregnancy group at Covenant Community Care.

Michigan moms-to-be are trading traditional prenatal OB visits for group sessions – and loving it

Sarah HillmanThursday, July 25, 2019

Dr. David Sova and Megan Sova.

Michigan providers seek to improve whole communities by integrating behavioral and physical health

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, July 11, 2019

Members of Cherry Health's integrated care team confer. The team includes nurses, medical assistants, pharmacists, and physicians.

Michigan providers pursue holistic model for more affordable and effective healthcare

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, June 25, 2019

Sade Richardson.

Why Michigan needs a more diverse healthcare workforce – and what we can do about it

Afaf HumayunTuesday, April 30, 2019

Lou Sobleskey.

Many Michigan caregivers need care themselves – but they aren't getting it

Sarah HillmanTuesday, April 09, 2019

A mother holds her baby's hand.

Here's how we can address rural Michigan's alarmingly high infant mortality and poor maternal health

Estelle SlootmakerFriday, March 22, 2019

Parent holding infant's hand

Urban Michigan initiatives recognize racism as major factor in infant and maternal mortality

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, March 19, 2019

Michigan Health Council's Mini Medical School.

Health literacy initiatives help Michiganders and their doctors speak each other's language

Sarah HillmanTuesday, March 12, 2019

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